Retinal pigment epithelial tear following ranibizumab use [6]

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 846-847

  Amselem, L ^a   Pulido, J S ^a   Diaz Llopis, M ^a   Cervera, E ^a   Montero, J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

AGED; CASE REPORT; EXUDATIVE RETINITIS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA TEAR; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 34250335295     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702702     Document Type: Letter

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